单词 | effluent |
释义 | effluent /ef"looh euhnt/, adj. 1. flowing out or forth. n. 2. something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence. 3. a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc. 4. sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant. 5. sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water, etc. [1720-30; < L effluent- (s. of effluens flowing out, prp. of effluere), equiv. to ef- EF- + flu- flow + -ent- -ENT] |
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